Official Engagement Photos: William and Kate

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In this handout photo, one of two official portrait photographs, Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton have chosen to release to mark their engagement, released by Clarence House Press Office on December 11, 2010, Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton pose in the Cornwall Room in St James's Palace on November 25, 2010 in London, England.

Updated at 11:33 AM CDT on Sunday, Dec 12, 2010

It’s off to a regal start.

Two engagement pictures, both taken by famed fashion photographer Mario Testino, have been released.

The photos were both taken at the council chamber at St. James’s Palace, the BBC reports.

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Testino, who has shot many iconic images of the Royal Family, had nothing but good things to say of the pair. “They are in their prime and brimming with happiness. I have never felt to much joy as when I see them together.”